VANGUARD DEB, 61446

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VANGUARD DEB, 61446 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 17 Feb 1959 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

61446, 1959-001E

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1959-02-17 (67 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 VANGUARD DEB
1 61446U 59001E   26061.54585960  .00008154  00000-0  32631-2 0  9998
2 61446  32.8587 164.5030 1216106 168.0690 311.7382 12.43792865971607

Epoch: 2026-03-02T13:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T13:06:02.269Z)

Latitude

31.13355°

Longitude

-80.81347°

Altitude

926.672 km

Speed

7.653 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 24m 08s

True Declination

30° 59' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:19:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,451.075 km

Perigee altitude

536.461 km

Semi-major axis

7,871.905 km

Eccentricity

0.12161

Inclination

32.8587°

RAAN

164.503°

Arg. of periapsis

168.069°

True anomaly

300.25303°

Mean anomaly

311.7382°

Eccentric anomaly

306.10895°

Mean motion

3.10759 °/min

Orbital period

115.85 mins

BSTAR

0.0032631

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Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 1959 (1959-02-17 UTC)

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VANGUARD DEB, 5807 (Decayed)

VANGUARD R/B, 12

VANGUARD DEB, 14934 (Decayed)

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VANGUARD DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
19 mins	2026-03-03 09:50:11.852Z	220.43° SW	2026-03-03 10:01:11.852Z	161.056° S	32.075°	2026-03-03 10:09:11.852Z	98.513° ESE
16 mins	2026-03-03 11:55:11.852Z	246.548° WSW	2026-03-03 12:05:11.852Z	169.87° S	38.526°	2026-03-03 12:11:11.852Z	104.579° ESE
11 mins	2026-03-03 14:01:11.852Z	259.099° W	2026-03-03 14:08:11.852Z	185.138° SSW	34.217°	2026-03-03 14:12:11.852Z	130.305° SE
5 mins	2026-03-03 16:07:11.852Z	238.602° WSW	2026-03-03 16:09:11.852Z	216.208° SW	15.531°	2026-03-03 16:12:11.852Z	178.544° S
10 mins	2026-03-04 06:57:11.852Z	164.029° S	2026-03-04 07:02:11.852Z	142.449° SSE	14.177°	2026-03-04 07:07:11.852Z	119.235° SE

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VANGUARD DEB, 61446

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-02T13:06:02.269Z)

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Orbital elements

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